Death toll from landslide at Uganda garbage dump rises to 21

KAMPALA, Uganda — The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has risen to 21, police said Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors.

KAMPALA, Uganda — The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has risen to 21, police said Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig for survivors.

After torrential rain in recent weeks, a huge mound of garbage at the city’s only landfill site collapsed late Friday, crushing and burying homes on the edge of the site as residents slept.

President Yoweri Museveni said in a statement he had directed the prime minister to coordinate the removal of all those living near the garbage dump.

The government has also started investigations into the landslide’s cause and will take action against any officials found to have been negligent, the Inspectorate of Government said on X.

At least 14 people have been rescued so far, police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said, adding that more could still be trapped but that the number was unknown.

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